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The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

West working to break Russian blockade and ‘avert global food crisis’, says PM

Boris Johnson updated Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky on the plan during a phone call on Saturday.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Putin says he's willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of France and Germany in a phone call on Saturday that Russia was willing to discuss ways to make it possible for Ukraine to resume shipments of grain from Black Sea ports, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast

Ukraine is desperately trying to export its vast stores of grain by road, river and rail to help avert a global food crisis but has no chance of hitting its targets unless Russia's blockade of its Black Sea ports is lifted, a government official said.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

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Live updates | Ukraine says Russia presses offensive in east

The General Staff of the Ukrainian military says the Russian forces have continued attempts to press their offensive in several sections of the frontline in the east and also launched missile and air strikes at infrastructure facilities across the country

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Zelenskiy complains about divisions inside the European Union over more sanctions against Russia – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022

Analysis: UN's grain-for-fertiliser plan holds little appeal for Moscow

Russia has little to gain from agreeing to a U.N. proposal that it unblock Ukraine's grain exports via the Black Sea in exchange for the freeing of Russian and Belarusian fertiliser exports from Western sanctions, industry experts in Russia say.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Russia’s army already ‘exhausted and broken’, says Ben Wallace

Defence secretary called on Russia to allow Ukraine to export its blocked grain which is causing surging global food prices

Evening Standard · May 25, 2022

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Ukraine's Kuleba says Russia trying blackmail with Black Sea blockade offer

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday that Russia was trying to "blackmail" the international community by raising the possibility of an offer to unblock Black Sea ports in return for a relaxation of sanctions.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Time for Ukraine grain exports ebbing as harvest looms says lawmaker

Time is running out to get some 22 million tonnes of grain out of Ukraine ahead of the new harvest as Russia continues to blockade the country's Black Sea ports, Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniia Kravchuk said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Russia ‘ready to let Ukraine export food’ as crisis warnings mount

Moscow suggests it could end blockade of Black Sea ports under international pressure

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Putin’s Odesa blockade will send food prices spiralling, UK warns

Vladimir Putin’s blockade of Odesa and other Ukrainian ports will send basic food prices spiralling even higher, British defence chiefs warned on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · May 25, 2022

US says 20 countries promised advanced weapons to Ukraine, including harpoon launcher and missiles

The new weapons systems include the Harpoon anti-ship missile, which Ukraine could use to target Russia’s Black Sea fleet

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Snake Island does job of Moskva as Russia maintains grip on Black Sea

Russia determined to hang on to its ‘unsinkable destroyer’ as Ukraine tries to win vital landmass back

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Explainer-U.N. plan to get Ukraine grains out faces hurdles

Turkey said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian grain exports overseen by Ankara was "reasonable", but required more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships would be safe.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

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Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022

EU’s von Der Leyen Says Russia Is Using Food Supplies as a Weapon

Russia is using food supplies as a weapon with global repercussions, acting the same way as it does in the energy sector, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, she said "global cooperation" was the "antidote…

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

British Navy warships could be sent to protect freighters carrying Ukrainian grain

The UK could send warships, along with NATO allies, to the Black Sea port of Odesa to help ensure a safe passage for vital grain exports around the world and avoid a global famine

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Danish anti-ship missiles expected to help Ukraine control its Black Sea coast

Copenhagen's pledge of Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a launcher to Ukraine, announced by the United States on Monday, is the first sign since the Russian invasion in February that Kyiv will receive U.S.-made weapons that significantly extend its striking range.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Conflict in Ukraine has more Russians staycationing, going to Crimea

Like many Russians, Andrei had planned to spend his summer holiday on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. But this July, he, his wife and their two children will be in Russia's Black Sea resort of Anapa, hoping to avoid the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

UK backs Lithuania’s plan to lift Russian blockade of Ukraine grain

Britain supports in principle the call for a naval coalition ‘of the willing’ to restart exports through Black Sea

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Gaza flour mills ground down by Russian-Ukraine conflict

Three months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has closed off access to lower-priced Black Sea wheat, owners of five mills in the Palestinian Gaza Strip are feeling the heat as they try to replenish stocks.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Russia says fired cruise missiles to destroy Ukrainian weapons - TASS

Russia's defence ministry on Monday said it had fired four Kalibr missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea to destroy the military equipment of a Ukrainian mountain assault brigade, the TASS news agency reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022

Russian Military Says it Destroys Western Arms Consignment in Ukraine

The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles. The defense ministry said in a statement the strike took out "a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the USA…

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

First Thing: US accuses Russia of holding food supplies hostage

Antony Blinken demanded that Russia lift its blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and suggested the Kremlin was using food as a weapon

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion

Intense fighting reported around Severodonetsk in the Donbas; Russia plans to change law to scrap age limit for soldiers

Reuters · May 19, 2022

Exclusive-U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

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